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Beetroot

purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 5,287
edited June 2019 in Fruit & veg
As a first time grower with no experience could you answer this for me. Are my golden beetroot bolting? The leaves are getting pretty long , so should I plnch the tops off to encourage root growth or leave alone or are they beyond repair?
Thanks for any help you can give.🙂

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Yes I think they’re bolting. I’d take them up and use them now, even if they’re very small. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 5,287
    I did wonder. I dont seem to have much luck with root crops.
  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    Are you growing them in gravel?
  • purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 5,287
    No just have heavy soil so added gravel and compost to lighten it.
  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    Compost is good but gravel is not good for root crops.
  • purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 5,287
    But...but the books said to put it in!
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